Extension-table.



J. MOHB.

EXTENSION TABLE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.6. 1915.

1,225,991 Patented May15, 1917.

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EXTENSION TABLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

Application filed August 6, 1915. Serial No. 44,009. i

provided for storing the leaves when not in use so that the leaves arealways readily accessible without being visible.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention contemplates theproduction of an extension table that is provided with a receptacle forthe extra leaves, the receptacle being disposed below the table top andcarried by one section thereof, the said section having a portion of itsapron made in the form of an end closure for the receptacle thatnormally closes the receptacle, but

which can be readily opened to permit removal or storage of the leaves.

Generally speaking the present invention is along the same lines of thetypes of extension tables shown in the Patent No.

905,302, granted December 1, 1908 to Mohr and Mosch, and the Patent No.1,056,569

granted March 18, 1913 to myself, but is an improvement upon the tablesshown by said patents in that by the present invention extra leaves ofthe usual or any preferred type may be stored within the receptacle andto which access is obtainable without separating the table top sections.

Simple and practical embodiments of the present invention are shown inthe accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure .1 is a top plan view of atable constructed in accordance with one form of the invention, thetable top being shown broken away.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view 011 the line 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 33, Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on taken 1 the line 44, Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 55, Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but shows a form of the inventionused in connection with circular-shaped tables.

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 77, Flg. 8.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 8-8, Fig. 7.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, and particularly toFigs. 1, 2, 8, 4 and 5 thereof wherein the-invention has been shownapplied to an oval-shaped table, it will be observed that the tableshown, as is usual, is supported by a sectional pedestal 1 equipped witha top plate 2 said sections of the pedestal being provided with means(not shown) for locking the same together, such locking means being ofthe usual or .any convenient type and being operated by means of a sliderod 8 mounted in a guideway 4 carried by one of the sections of thepedestal. As a detail. of the present invention, it is contemplatedhaving the operating rod 3 provided with a handle -5 that projects intoa central opening 6 formed inthe plate 2, so that when the sections ofthe table top are relatively spaced, the operator may reach down throughthe space between the table top sections and grasp the handle of rod 3and thereby release the looking mechanism for the. pedestal sections.

The table top, as isusual, is formed of the two sections 7 and 8, eachsection being provided with the complement-a1 aprons 9, as is usual. Theapron of section 7 has a centrally hinged portion 10, forming a closureforthe outer end of a leaf-carrying receptacle, to be described. On itsinner surface and centrally located, the closure 10 is provided with avertical supporting bar 11 provided with regularly spaced laterallyprojecting flat ledges 12. The table top section 7 is provided with apair of spaced parallel transversely extending side walls 13, said wallsbeing of such a length that when the sections 7 and 8 are closed asshown in Fig. 1 of the din-wings, they also extend transversely acrossthe bottom of section 8. The walls 13 are so disposed that they projectfrom adjacent the apron of section 7 at each end of the closure 10 andtheir rear ends are transversely connected by the flat straps 14 whichare arranged in regularly spaced parallel relation and form supports forthe ends ofleaves 15, as is shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. As a matterof detail, the straps 14 may extend through the side walls 13 and beangularly bent to overlap the outer surfaces of said walls, as indicatedby the numeral 16 and suitably fastened to said walls.

The inner leaves,

surfaces of the walls 13 are provided with regularly spaced, parallel,longitudinally 6X tending grooves'l'l for the receptlon of thelongitudinal edge portions of the leaves 15,.

and eachgroove of one wall may be further provided witha longitudinalslot 18 to afford clearance for the usual dowels that project from oneedge of the leaves. The top plate 2 of the pedestal 1 is provided withanti-friction rollers 19 that are engaged by the bottom edge of the sidewalls 18 to facilitate movement of said walls across said plate.

As shown morelclearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings, table top section 7 isprovided with a spring'or other formof latch 20 for engaging closure 10to retain'said closure in a closed position.

The table top sections 7 and 8 are connected by the usual or any otherconvenient form of slides and cleats, designated generally by thenumeral 21. A supporting strap 22 is used to connect the lower portionsof the forward ends of the side walls 13,.said strap also serving as asupport for the leaves 15 at their forward ends, and as the same extendstransversely of the leaves, it cooperates with the straps 14L- toprevent warping ofsaid leaves.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the walls 13,closure 10, and straps 14: form a receptacle for the storage of theleaves 15 when not in use, and that such re ceptacle is so disposedthatthe same is not visible. It will also be observed that the slots 18,grooves 17 ,straps 14k and 22 and the ledges 12 are so disposed that theleaves 15 are firmly supported so that sagging or warping will notoccur, and that such parts support the leaves in spaced relation so thatthey may be readily grasped when it is desired to remove the same.

With the present invention, the leaves 15 are stored within thereceptacle, and it is necessary to use the same, the closure is openedand the leaf or leaves desired are withdrawn and inserted between thesections 7 and 8 in the usual manner.

In Figs. 6, 7, and 8, a slightly modified form of the invention has beenshown to adapt. the same for use in connection with a table of acircular shape. In this form of table the pedestal, as usual, isnon-sectional, and the leaves are provided with aprons 23. The leavesdesignated generally by the numeral 24 are each in two sections. In thisform of the invention, the sidewalls of the receptacle are provided withlongitudinally arranged spaced parallel seating ledges 25 for thelongitudinal edges of the access. being had to said ledges through theinclined notches 26 that lead carried by one of the In the lastdescribed form of the invention'the side walls seat on the top plate ofthe pedestal, and said walls and the said plate form the receptacle forthe leaves. Access is had to the receptacle'by separating the sections.of the table top.

What I claim as my invention is 1. An extension table comprising a tabletop formed in two slidably connected sections, depending aprons at theperipheral portions of said sections, a leaf receptacle sections andextending under the other section in the direction of relative movementof said sections and spacedparallel walls having spaced parallel seatsformed therein for the reception of the longitudinal edges of leaves,and at its ends being provided with spaced parallel supports for theends of leaves, and a closure controlling access to the receptacle.

'3. An extension table comprising a table top, spaced parallel wallsdepending from the underside of the top and having their inner surfacesprovided with regularly spaced parallel grooves forming leaf edgeengaging seats, spaced parallel straps connecting the rear ends of thewalls and forming supports for the rearends of the leaves, a closure forthe front end of the walls and provided with spaced parallel seats forthe front ends of the leaves, the walls, closure and rear supportsforming a leave receptacle.

In testimony that I. claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of a witness.

JULIUS MOHR.

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